definition of
displace

[1] #1 displace v. cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war". wn

[2] #2 displace v. [preempt] take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor". wn

[3] #3 displace v. [fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers". wn

[4] #4 displace v. [move] cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant". wn